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The Dragon
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Hi I'm building a computer and I have a wifi adapter that has the drivers for it on a disc but I don't plan or even want to put a optical drive in my computer. I do however have an old dell computer with an optical drive. It connects with the same connectors as my soon to be computer so I was wondering if it would work to just take the optical drive out of the dell and just put it in my new computer temporarily while I am installing drivers. The wifi adapter is the Asus usb-n53 and I tried looking for drivers online that I could transfer from one computer to the other via flash drive or something and what I found didn't seem like what I wanted so if the optical drive plan can't work which I don't see why it wouldn't could someone help me with the drivers for the adapter. Thank you

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Yes as long as its the same connecters (Sata / IDE) also if you are installing drivers make sure to get the updated versions of the site and put them on usb! outdated drivers on newer OS / hardware can corrupt stuff

I tried finding drivers and what I found didn't seem like drivers, http://www.asus.com/us/Networking/USBN53/HelpDesk_Download/ there is the link. If you could tell me how it works that would be awesome

CPU: some amd thing Motherboard: its black RAM: its memory thats for sure GPU: r7 260x Case: corsair spec 01 Storage: 1tb of it PSU: 430w, so many watts

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I tried finding drivers and what I found didn't seem like drivers, http://www.asus.com/us/Networking/USBN53/HelpDesk_Download/ there is the link. If you could tell me how it works that would be awesome

Select your OS from the drop down the n install the updated Wireless drivers dont install the utilites they are useless and just bloatware crap :D any more help just quote me

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Select your OS from the drop down the n install the updated Wireless drivers dont install the utilites they are useless and just bloatware crap :D any more help just quote me

How do I install it, I don't see anyway of running a program?

CPU: some amd thing Motherboard: its black RAM: its memory thats for sure GPU: r7 260x Case: corsair spec 01 Storage: 1tb of it PSU: 430w, so many watts

Display: its asus Cooling: fans Keyboard: logitech g710+ #browns4lyfe Mouse: its a logitech Sound: its what you hear Operating System: winders  

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why does everyone hate optical drives T~T they are still needed for many things....

Cause they suck

CPU: some amd thing Motherboard: its black RAM: its memory thats for sure GPU: r7 260x Case: corsair spec 01 Storage: 1tb of it PSU: 430w, so many watts

Display: its asus Cooling: fans Keyboard: logitech g710+ #browns4lyfe Mouse: its a logitech Sound: its what you hear Operating System: winders  

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why does everyone hate optical drives T~T they are still needed for many things.........

 

Who talking about hate here?

 

The Dragon, if its SATA drive you are fine. I installed windows with my own drive to my parents PC without drive. I had the case sidepanel open and cables out from the mobo/PSU while drive was sitting on top of case.

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Cause they suck

 

Actually they are still needed for easy OS installs to sharing music easilly when you dont have a USB (cheap as chips CD's)

How do I install it, I don't see anyway of running a program?

Download the .zip file extract then run the .exe file normally named setup / install

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Or just put it into the old computer with a drive, copy the contents to a usb then just plug the usb into your new pc

Thats what I'll be doing

CPU: some amd thing Motherboard: its black RAM: its memory thats for sure GPU: r7 260x Case: corsair spec 01 Storage: 1tb of it PSU: 430w, so many watts

Display: its asus Cooling: fans Keyboard: logitech g710+ #browns4lyfe Mouse: its a logitech Sound: its what you hear Operating System: winders  

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Actually they are still needed for easy OS installs to sharing music easilly when you dont have a USB (cheap as chips CD's)

 

I'll be installing via flash drive

CPU: some amd thing Motherboard: its black RAM: its memory thats for sure GPU: r7 260x Case: corsair spec 01 Storage: 1tb of it PSU: 430w, so many watts

Display: its asus Cooling: fans Keyboard: logitech g710+ #browns4lyfe Mouse: its a logitech Sound: its what you hear Operating System: winders  

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Download the .zip file extract then run the .exe file normally named setup / install

There is no .exe file

CPU: some amd thing Motherboard: its black RAM: its memory thats for sure GPU: r7 260x Case: corsair spec 01 Storage: 1tb of it PSU: 430w, so many watts

Display: its asus Cooling: fans Keyboard: logitech g710+ #browns4lyfe Mouse: its a logitech Sound: its what you hear Operating System: winders  

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screen shot?

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